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Advocacy Services across Leicestershire, Leicester, and Rutland

Leicestershire County Council · Pipeline notice on Find a Tender

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Opportunity overview

The successful provider will be responsible for the delivery of four distinct types of advocacy services as listed below: Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy (IMCA) The Mental Capacity Act makes statutory provisions for an IMCA to provide independent support for people who lack capacity to make important decisions. This must be provided by an organisation who is independent of the local LLR Group and the NHS. Independent NHS Complaints Advocacy (ICAS) This advocacy relates to members of the public or their carers making or intending to make an NHS complaint. Independent Mental Health Advocacy (IMHA) This is provided to people who are detained in a secure mental health setting, provisionally discharged, those on Community Treatment Orders and voluntary patients. Care Act Advocacy This refers to the statutory requirement under sections 67 and 68 of the Care Act to provide advocacy to people who would experience substantial difficulty in being fully involved in their assessment and other parts of the care pathway.

Classification

  • CPV85000000 — Health and social work services

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
ocds-h6vhtk-0520f0
Status
planned
Above Threshold
Yes
Procurement Method
open
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Communication

Future Notice Date
1 Apr 2028, 23:59

Special regime

lightTouch

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
planned

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Contract period

Ends
31 Mar 2034, 23:59
Starts
1 Apr 2029, 00:00

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKF2
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
85000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Health and social work services

Planning and budget

Documents

Entry 1
Id
025815-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK1
Description
Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
plannedProcurementNotice
Published
23 May 2025, 10:12

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PNHT-9235-VXDV
Name
Leicestershire County Council

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKF22
Country
GB
Locality
Leicester
Postal Code
LE3 8RA
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
County Hall

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Identifier

Id
PNHT-9235-VXDV
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Leicester · UKF22 · LE3 8RA · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKF2 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-0520f0-2025-05-23T10:12:21+01:00Pipeline notice on Find a Tender ·